When it comes to hair removal, you’ve probably heard it all before. This product or its treatment claims to give almost instant results or return hair to its former shine. This isn’t always the case, and the results don’t last.
Despite 80% of men suffering from male pattern baldnessuntil recently, we knew surprisingly little about how to slow, stop, or reverse its seemingly inevitable onset.
But now scientists think they may finally understand what’s going on there and, more importantly, what they can do about it.
Secret? That may involve freezing hair at extremely low temperatures to create clones, yes, clones. SF fans, please feel free to support us.
What causes male pattern baldness?
The problem is, bald people don’t. actually When hair is lost, it simply shrinks.
“Baldness is caused by hair becoming smaller,” he says Paul Kemp, CEO of HairClone, a company aiming to develop next-generation hair loss treatments. “They’re not really lost. They just get smaller and smaller and less visible.”
The reason our hair shrinks is because of a special type of skin cell called dermal papilla that surrounds the base of the hair follicle. These cells are essential in determining hair formation, growth, texture, and thickness.
When hair loss occurs, the number of these cells surrounding each follicle (which should be around 1,000) begins to decrease.
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Source: www.sciencefocus.com
